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This is so helpful! Thank you! It's almost exactly what I did, minus keeping it hot while processing. I'll have to try it that way!

Well, as to whether I am willing to do the zap test, I'm a vegetarian, and the idea of sticking my tongue on a bar of soap made with lard that may or may not be saponified, kinda grosses me out to be honest! Lol! I may see if I can get my husband to try it though. What exactly will he be...

Update - Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions on how to harden up the soap I am making with lye from wood ashes, rainwater, salt and lard. I did test my lye water with pH strips, and it is within the necessary range. It also passed the egg and potato test. The first batch came to...

I would love any help! Thank you for your kind offer. Mostly, I'd like to know proportions of lye water-fat-salt. Also if I am following the basic steps correctly. BTW, my great-grandparents were from San Feliu de Guixols on the opposite side of Spain from you. My great-grandfather was a...

Thanks! I feel pretty good about what I've done so far, but I am not sure if what I'm doing is correct. There's not a lot of info out there on how to make soap from ashes. Nobody does that anymore. I had heard about the egg test, and it seemed like forever that I boiled that lye water down...

Hi, I am new to soap-making and am looking for help from people who have skills making soap the really old fashioned way. Here's my story... I am a costumed interpreter at a historic home in Kentucky. We are developing trade skills, and I am able demonstrate hearth cooking, butter-making...